Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-05
An Aged French Canadian.

WooNsoCKET, R. l., April "A French Canadian is seriously i'll at the home of his daughter on Railroad street in this town who, it is claimed, is aged 109 years. He was born in Montreal in IT'S and lived in that city for many years and afterward in St. Gabriel in Canada. He followed the trade of shoemaker and later in life became fisherman. He retains his eyesight and hearing and his voice is still strong. This is his first illness. He never drank liquor or used tobacco, but snuff. His wife died two years ago in Canada, aged 102 years. SCENE AT THE MINsTRELs.
 One of the Audience Rises to Protest
 Against a BurIesque on His Friend.
 NEW YORK, April 4.-There was a scene at Deckstadters theater this evening that was not down on the bill. The farce which was being played was 8 burlesque on the recent Cleary trial. MT. Dockstadter was made as ''Ire Chatter" to initiate the well known law yea, Ira Shafer. At the first word uttered by him man in the audience stood up and protested agaigst what he termed as an in- suit to his eminent friend, MT. Shafer. He declared that it was an outrage that such play should be permitted. MT. Doekstadter stepped forward and said that he was willing to submit the question to the audience whether the play should go on or stop. The obiector started in to make another speech of protest, but his voice was drowned by shouts of Ego with the piece!" "Put him outI" etc. Manager McNutt sent ap usher to ask the to retire, which he did, receiv- ing his money back at the office, and the play went on without further interruption. A Cold Flooded Murder.
 PETERSBURG, April 4-Frank M. Langs- ton, son of Hon. J. NJ. Langston, ex-minis- ter to Hayti, shot and perhaps fatally l wounded John H. Rufin colored man, in Cameron's tobacco factory to-day. Langs- l ton charged Rufin with having taken pipe 1 from his room and upon Rufin denying this called him liar and fired at him. the ball entering the abdomen. Langston surrend- cred to the police He claims to have fired 1 because Rufin advanced upon him threaten ] ingly and as he thought with the intention | of making assault. Langston shot and | killed white man in street fight in Wash ington two years ago, but was tried and ac- | quilted.
 | Portuguese on the Grand Banks. | PRovINcETowN, Mass, April 4.-An at | tempt was made seven years ago to revive the l Portuguese Grand Bank cod fishing industry | which was thriving business twenty-five | years ago. One vessel was purchased from 1 Massachusetts parties and sent to the banks 1 from Lisbon by advice of Portuguese who had learned the business in the United States | The voyage proved a complete failure and l none were sent the next year. Five yeari ago one vessel was again sent, and the ven
 ture proving more successful, two were sem
 the next year. Three years ago the fleet in
 creased to seven, and the next year to four
 teen sail. Twelve will be sent this season
 consisting of barkentines and schooners, ,som'
 of them being of three hundred tens. Thes,
 vessels carry average twenty five me1
 each, and are navigated by Portuguese cap
 who have learned the fishing business il
 Provincetown, are employed in the Lisbon
 fleet in different capacities. Nearly all th
 fishing gear and large quantities of pro
 visions used in the feet are purchased in tn
 United States and transferred from tn
 steamers to the bankers at Lisbon. Owe
 one thousand barrels of clam bait has beel | shipped for their use this season. Afte landing the fish are cured in Lisbon some
 what differently from the method in thi 1 country.
 APhiIanthropic Woman Dead. NEW YORK, April At is stated that Mis-
 Catharine Wolfe, who died to-day, let $500, 900 to be expended under direction o Bishop Potter in the erection of an EpiscopG l cathedral in this city,